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Air Slash (move)

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Air Slash
エアスラッシュ Air Slash
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Type  Flying
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  75
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Air Slash (Japanese: エアスラッシュ Air Slash) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move, introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Air Slash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generation V

Air Slash can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Generation VI

Air Slash's PP changed from 20 to 15.

Description

Games Description

The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. It may also make the target flinch.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with the Cringe status condition, making its actions fail.
The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
006   Charizard Fire Flying -- -- --
016   Pidgey Normal Flying 49 49 49
017   Pidgeotto Normal Flying 57 57 57
018   Pidgeot Normal Flying 62 62 62
041   Zubat Poison Flying 41 45 45
042   Golbat Poison Flying 51 57 52 52
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying 37 49 49
123   Scyther Bug Flying 53 53 50
146   Moltres Fire Flying 50 50 50
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying 29 33 33
164   Noctowl Normal Flying 32 37 37
169   Crobat Poison Flying 51 57 52 52
193   Yanma Bug Flying 54 54 54
226   Mantine Water Flying     36 36
227   Skarmory Steel Flying 40 39 42 42
276   Taillow Normal Flying 53 53 53
277   Swellow Normal Flying 61 61 --, 61
278   Wingull Water Flying 47 47 46 46
284   Masquerain Bug Flying 47 47 47
357   Tropius Grass Flying 47 51 50
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying   35 35 35
414   Mothim Bug Flying 41 41 41
416   Vespiquen Bug Flying     37 37
458   Mantyke Water Flying     36 36
468   Togekiss Fairy Flying -- -- --
469   Yanmega Bug Flying 49 54 54 --, 54
492   Shaymin
Sky Forme 		Grass Flying   64 64 64
519   Pidove Normal Flying   29 29
520   Tranquill Normal Flying   32 32
521   Unfezant Normal Flying   33 33
527   Woobat Psychic Flying   32 32
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying   32 32
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying   41 41
580   Ducklett Water Flying   27 27
581   Swanna Water Flying   27 27
627   Rufflet Normal Flying   41 41
628   Braviary Normal Flying   41 41
629   Vullaby Dark Flying   41 41
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying   41 41
641   Tornadus Flying Flying   43 43
714   Noibat Flying Dragon     48
715   Noivern Flying Dragon     53
717   Yveltal Dark Flying     10
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
016   Pidgey Normal Flying                                                                   
501   Oshawott Water Water no        
540   Sewaddle Bug Grass no        
587   Emolga Electric Flying no        
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
 Electric Ghost Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
 Electric Flying Upon changing into this form
0587   Emolga Electric Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
 Electric Flying Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0245   Suicune Water 13th Movie Event
GameStop Event
English Winter 2011
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Shaymin
 
Unfezant
 
Togekiss
 
Tornadus
The user forms a ball and throws it at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Farfetch'd points its leek in the air and waves it around, creating a ball of wind that it throws at the opponent.
Holly's Farfetch'd Smells Like Team Spirit! Debut
  A ball of wind gathers in front of one of Skarmory's wings, and it throws it at the opponent.
A wild Skarmory Steeling Peace of Mind! None
  Shaymin flies around in a circle until wind starts forming in the middle of the circle. Then, the wind starts glowing light blue, and forms into a light blue energy ball. Finally, Shaymin flies back and flies into the energy ball, sending a light blue blast from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Shaymin Keeping in Top Forme None
  Togekiss spins its body in place, and its body glows light blue. Then, light blue energy appears around Togekiss and spirals around it, slashing the opponent, or a light blue energy ball appears in front of Togekiss's body and it fires it at the opponent. As the ball fires at the opponent, it turns into a beam, or Togekiss lifts up one wing and starts waving it around. Light blue energy streaks then appear and swirl around, forming into a ball above the tip of Togekiss's wing. It then tosses the ball at the opponent.
Dawn's Togekiss Dawn of a Royal Day! None
  Suicune opens its mouth and raises its head. Then, a circle of clear spinning energy forms in front of its mouth. Suicune then whips its head down, firing the circle like a vertical disc at the opponent.
Suicune (M13) Zoroark: Master of Illusions Game event-based specimen
  Noctowl raises its wings above its head and a spiraling light blue orb of energy forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent. As it shoots towards the opponent, the ball becomes surrounded by a light blue aura.
Ash's Noctowl Working on a Right Move! None
  Woobat's wings glow light blue and it crosses them in front of its body. It then opens them up quickly, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Jessie's Woobat Enter Iris and Axew! None
Two wild Woobat Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! None
  Both of Mandibuzz's wings glow light blue and its waves them repeatedly. Every time Mandibuzz waves its wings, two saw-like energy blades shoot out from its wings at the opponent, or one of Mandibuzz's wings glows light blue, and a saw-like energy blade forms on its tip. It then waves its wing, firing the energy blade at the opponent.
Katharine's Mandibuzz Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! None
A wild Mandibuzz Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story None
  Tornadus crosses its arms in front of its body and then opens its arms, opening its hands so its palms are facing up. In each hand, two light blue saw-like energy blades form, and Tornadus swings its arms, throwing the four energy blades at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 None
  Unfezant's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Skyla's Unfezant Cilan Takes Flight! None
  Pidove's wings glow white and it flaps them, releasing multiple white glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Multiple wild Pidove Climbing the Tower of Success! None
Three wild Pidove Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! None
  Rufflet flaps its wings, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Nursery's Rufflet Unrest at the Nursery! None
  Tornadus's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
A wild Tornadus Unova's Survival Crisis! None
  Braviary's wings glow light blue and it flaps them, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its wings at the opponent.
Radley's Braviary Curtain Up, Unova League! None
  Rotom's fan blades glow light blue, releasing multiple light blue glowing saw disc-like energy blades from its fan at the opponent.
A wild Rotom To Catch a Rotom! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In other generations

 
Generation IV

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 空氣砍 Kōng​qì​ Kǎn​
  Dutch Lucht Klief
  French Lame d'Air
  German Luftschnitt
  Greek Κόψη Ανέμου
  Indonesian Air Slash
Mengiris Udara
  Italian Eterelama
  Korean 에어슬래시 Air Slash
  Polish Powietrzne Cięcie
Portuguese   Brazil Lâmina Aérea
  Portugal Lâmina Aérea
Golpe de Ar (BW series)
Spanish   Latin America Corte Aéreo
  Spain Tajo Aéreo


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